Briefly explain what you understand by the term Computer Architecture (2 Marks) b) Gordon Moore the Co- founder of Intel came up with a law about the number of transistors on a single chip. State Moore’s law (2 Marks) c) Briefly explain what you understand by the term program (2 Marks) d) Give a brief description of atleast two functions of a computer (2 Marks) e) Write short notes on cache memory (2 Marks) f) Write short notes on atleast two input and two output devices (4 Marks) g) Give a brief description of the following terms in relation to Computer Architecture i) Data ii) Arithmetic Logic Unit iii) Central Processing Unit iv) Read Only Memory v) Computer Organization (10 Marks)

Computer Architecture (1) Definition The design of integrated system which provides a useful tool to the programmer.(Baer) The study of the structure, behaviour, and design of computers.(Hayes) The design of the system specification at a general or subsystem level. (Abd-Alla) The art of designing a machine that will be a pleasure to work with.(Foster) The interface between the hardware and the lowest level software.(Hennessy and Patterson)

This document provides an instruction manual for a computer architecture course. It covers several topics related to computer hardware and software components.